2004 MANUFACTURERS CHAMPIONSHIP STANDINGS

Updated 11-21-2004

CHEVY Notes UPDATED:
To date, Chevrolet has collected 32 victories at Darlington Raceway - more than any other manufacturer in the Modern Era (1972 - present).
At Sunday's Mountain Dew Southern 500, Chevrolet will be going for its seventh straight win in as many races. Chevy drivers have won the past six races (since Talladega, Oct. 3). #48-Johnson won, 8 straight.
At Darlington, Chevrolet got it's 23rd victory of the season, which matches its best Modern Era record of 22 wins set in 1980.
Chevrolet has led more laps than any other manufacturer this season with 5334 of 10,484 possible.
Chevrolet is the most successful manufacturer of all time in NASCAR Cup racing with a total of 556 victories since 1949 (Ford currently has 553).
Jimmie Johnson's victory in the UAW-GM Quality 500 at Lowe's Motor Speedway Oct. 16 clinched the 2004 Manufacturers' Championship for Chevrolet in the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series. The title is the 28th for Chevrolet since 1952 and the 24th in the Modern Era (since 1972). Ford ranks second with 15 titles.(GM PR)(11-13/15-2004)

CHEVY

DODGE

FORD

PONTIAC

Race

HighestFinisher(position)

Pts

HighestFinisher(position)

Pts

HighestFinisher(position)

Pts

HighestFinisher(position)

Pts

Daytona

#8-Earnhardt Jr. (WON)

9

#22-Wimmer (3rd)

6

#38-Sadler (7th)

4

none raced

0

Rockingham

#8-Earnhardt Jr. (5th)

4

#9-Kahne (2nd)

6

#17-Kenseth (WON)

9

none raced

0

Las Vegas

#20-Stewart (3rd)

4

#9-Kahne (2nd)

6

#17-Kenseth (WON)

9

#02-Long (38th)

3

Atlanta

#8-Earnhardt Jr. (WON)

9

#19-Mayfield (2nd)

6

#17-Kenseth (6th)

4

#02-Belmont (39th)

3

Darlington

#48-Johnson (WON)

9

#12-Newman (3rd)

6

#38-Sadler (5th)

4

#02-Belmont (37th)

3

Bristol

#29-Harvick (3rd)

4

#2-Wallace (2nd)

6

#97-Busch (WON)

9

#02-Sadler (31st)

3

Texas

#24-Gordon (3rd)

4

#9-Kahne (2nd)

6

#38-Sadler (WON)

9

none raced

X

Martinsville

#18-Labonte (2nd)

6

#2-Wallace (WON)

9

#17-Kenseth (8th)

4

none raced

X

Talladega

#24-Gordon (WON)

9

#41-Mears (8th)

4

#6-Martin (6th)

6

none raced

X

California

#24-Gordon (WON)

9

#12-Newman (3rd)

6

#17-Kenseth (4th)

4

none raced

X

Richmond

#8-Earnhardt Jr. (WON)

9

#12-Newman (9th)

4

#17-Kenseth (5th)

6

none raced

X

Lowe's

#48-Johnson (WON)

9

#42-McMurray (4th)

4

#17-Kenseth (3rd)

6

none raced

X

Dover

#20-Stewart (2nd)

6

#19-Mayfield (8th)

4

#6-Martin (WON)

9

none raced

X

Pocono

#48-Johnson (WIN)

9

#19-Mayfield (2nd)

6

#97-Busch (5th)

4

none raced

X

Michigan

#48-Johnson (4th)

4

#12-Newman (WON)

9

#88-Jarrett (3rd)

6

none raced

X

Sonoma

#24-Gordon (WON)

9

#42-McMurray (2nd)

6

#6-Martin (8th)

4

none raced

X

Daytona

#24-Gordon (WON)

9

#41-Mears (11th)

4

#97-Busch (4th)

6

none raced

X

Chicago

#20-Stewart (WON)

9

#19-Mayfield (5th)

4

#88-Jarrett

6

none raced

X

Loudon

#24-Gordon (2nd)

6

#12-Newman (3rd)

4

#97-Busch (WON)

9

none raced

X

Pocono

#48-Johnson (WIN)

9

#9-Kahne (3rd)

4

#6-Martin (2nd)

6

none raced

X

Indianapolis

#24-Gordon (WON)

9

#9-Kahne (4th)

4

#88-Jarrett (22nd)

6

none raced

X

Watkins Glen

#20-Stewart (WON)

9

#41-Mears (4th)

4

#6-Martin (3rd)

6

none raced

X

Michigan

#24-Gordon (7th)

4

#42-McMurray (4th)

6

#16-Biffle (WON)

9

none raced

X

Bristol

#8-Earnhardt Jr. (WON)

9

#12-Newman (2nd)

6

#38-Sadler (5th)

4

none raced

X

California

#10-Riggs (7th)

4

#9-Kahne (2nd)

6

#38-Sadler (WON)

9

none raced

X

Richmond

#8-Earnhardt Jr. (2nd)

6

#19-Mayfield (WON)

9

#6-Martin (3rd)

4

none raced

X

Loudon

#8-Earnhardt Jr. (3rd)

6

#9-Kahne (4th)

4

#97-Busch (WON)

9

none raced

X

Dover

#24-Gordon (3rd)

4

#12-Newman (WON)

9

#6-Martin (2nd)

6

none raced

X

Talladega

#8-Earnhardt Jr. (WON)

9

#77-Gaughan (4th)

4

#88-Jarrett (3rd)

6

none raced

x

Kansas

#01-Nemechek (WON)

9

#19-Mayfield (5th)

4

#21-Rudd (2nd)

6

none raced

x

Charlotte

#48-Johnson (WON)CLINCHES

9

#42-McMurray (8th)

4

#97-Busch (4th)

6

none raced

x

Martinsville

#48-Johnson (WON)

9

#42-McMurray (2nd)

6

#97-Busch (5th)

3

none raced

x

Atlanta

#48-Johnson (WON)

9

#9-Kahne (5th)

4

#6-Martin (2nd)

6

none raced

x

Phoenix

#8-Earnhardt Jr. (WON)

9

#12-Newman (2nd)

6

#97-Busch (10th)

4

none raced

x

Darlington

#48-Johnson (WON)

9

#42-McMurray (4th)

4

#6-Martin (2nd)

6

none raced

x

Homestead

#48-Johnson (2nd)

6

#77-Gaughan (6th)

4

#16-Biffle (WON)

9

none raced

x

TotalPoints(wins)

266 (22)Clinched

194 (4)

224 (10)

12 (0)

Points awarded as follows:
1st highest manufacturer in a race gets 9 points; 2nd-6; 3rd-4; 4th-3; 5th-2; 6th-1
(four manufactuers in 2003)
Will be three in 2004 as Pontiac will be gone

Drivers/Teams with the most # of highest finishes for their manufacturer